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Originally appearing in Volume V18, Page 685 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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MONADNOCK , a See also:

term derived from See also:Mount Monadnock in New See also:Hampshire, U.S.A., to denote the " isolated remnants of hard See also:rock which remain distinctly above their surroundings in the See also:late stages of an erosion See also:cycle " (T. C. Chamberlin, R. D. See also:Salisbury). Examples are frequently found where a hard See also:pipe of igneous rock surrounded by softer rock is gradually exposed by the washing away of the softer rock and becomes a conspicuous feature of the landscape, forming a volcanic " See also:neck," and finally, in the later stages of erosion, a stump. The See also:Peak See also:Downs, See also:Queensland, furnish many examples, and Mato Tepee, See also:Wyoming, is a remarkably conspicuous instance of this type of formation.

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